Students must have a valid ID on file with the Admissions Office before early registering for Spring semester.  Applications for Admission require one primary form of documentation (i.e. Driver’s License) or two secondary forms of documentation.  Valid forms of identification are listed below and can be found on page 10 of the 2011-2012 College Catalog and Student Handbook.  For questions, call the Admissions Office at 251-580-2111.

Primary Forms of Documentation

• Unexpired Alabama Driver’s License or instruction permit
• Unexpired Alabama identification card
• Unexpired U.S. Passport
• Unexpired U.S. Permanent Resident Card
• Resident Alien Card – Pre-1997
• Unexpired Driver’s License or instruction permit from another state or possession that verifies lawful presence, dated 2000 and beyond
• U.S. Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151) prior to 1978
• BIA or tribal identification card with photograph

Secondary Forms of Documentation

Must be accompanied with either a photo identification card such as a school ID (with photo) or an employee ID (with photo).

• U.S. Certificate of Naturalization
• Social Security Card (without restrictions)
• Certified copy of a U.S. Birth Certificate or a U.S. State Department Certificate of Birth Abroad
• U.S. Certificate of Citizenship
• U.S. Military ID Card (active duty, reserve, retired)
• U.S. Armed Forces driver’s license
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs card
• Concealed weapons permit
• Medical/Health insurance ID card (except Medicare card or a Mexican Matricula Consulate card)
• BIA or tribal affidavit of birth or certificate of Indian blood
• USCIS I 94 or I94A form
• USCIS employment authorization document (I688A, I-688B, I-766)
• U.S. military DD-214
• U.S. travel document (mint green cover) endorsed with Permit to re-enter (Form I-327 or refugee travel document Form I-571)
• U.S. application for voluntary departure under the family unity program (Form I-797)
• U.S. temporary resident card (Form I-688)
• U.S. notice of approval to apply for permanent residents (Form I-171 or I-463)
• Other documentation issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; or, documentation presenting a status permitted under 8U.S. Code 1621 and 1641
• For documentation not listed above or provided in U.S. Code, contact the Department of Postsecondary Education, Instructional and Student Services Division for assistance in determining eligibility.